Garment-hook.



T. J. BROWNING.

GARMENT HOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 26, 1911.

Patented Man 18, 1913.

l/VVE/VTOR ATTORNEYS,

TILLIE J". BROWNING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Application filed May 26, 1911. Serial No. 629,579.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TILLIE J. BROWNING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Garment-Hooks, of which the following a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.

One of the objects of my invention is the production of a hook which shall be so constructed that when sewed to the garment the fabric adjacent to the front of the hook will be drawn up more or less toward the level of the bill of the hook, thereby causing the hook to rest in a relatively depressed portion of the fabric, whereby when the two sections of the garment are sewed together by engaging the eye with the hook, the said two sections will be more or less flat against each other, thus preventing any substantial gaping between them. This object has heretofore been attained in hooks of the prior art, a number of which have been patented by me. One of the most effective ways of effecting this object is by means of a loop which is integral with the wire of which the hook is composed and which is located at the front of the hook, the thread by which the hook is attached to the garment engaging the front cross member of the loop.

A more specific object of my present in vention is to so construct and arrange the loop that while the front cross-member of the loop will be in proper position to receive the thread, the said cross member will be wholly concealed fro-m view after the hook is secured to the garment and before the hook is engaged by the eye.

Another specific object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the loop that the same cannot be drawn down toward the shank of the hook in the process of sewing or as a result of subsequent use.

Another specific object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the loop that the engaging eye cannot contact with the thread and cut it.

Another object of the invention is to so connect the loop with the central tongue or hump-member that the latter can retain a sufiicient degree of flexibility to permit the eye to be readily engaged therewith and disengaged therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to so to form the other side of the hill 7).

construct the hook as to enable it to be manufactured with ease and uniformity.

In the drawings, which illustrate several embodiments of my invention, respectively designed to effectuate all, or some of the more important, of the objects hereinbefore enumerated: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of hook; Fig. 2 is a plan view of same; Fig. 3 is aside View of same; Fig. t is a perspective view of a modification; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another modification. I

The book is preferably made of a. single piece of wire. Starting from the rear of the hook, the wire is bent around to form one of the usual loops 0 of the pair of loops 0, c at the rear of the hook. Thence the wire extends straight forward, forming one member of the shank a. Thence the wire extends upward and rearward to form one side of the bill Z). Thence the wire is bent around and extends forward and downward Thence the wire ext-ends straight backward, forming the other member of the shank a. Thence the wire is bent around to form the other rear loop (1. Thence the wire extends forward between the shank members to form a tongue (Z, the said tongue being bent upward and downward near the rear end of the bill to form the usual hump.

At a point intermediate the front and rear of the bill, the wire forming the tongue is successively bent outward, around and inward as at e, thence forward, around and backward as at e, and thence outward, around and lnward as at 0 the wire terminatlng preferably at the forward end of the straight part of the tongue cl. The parts 6, e and 6 form what may be conveniently designated as a loop. The members 6' and e of the loop overlie and contact with the two members of the shank, thereby supporting the loop and holding it from downward movement when sewed to the garment. The central front member 6 of the loop extends between the two members of the bill and is also inclined upward so that its front crosspiece lies more or less close to the level of the top of the bill and also projects somewhat in front of the bill. The thread for securing the front end of the hook to the garment is secured around the cross piece or projection of the front member 0 of the loop. thereby causing the garment at the front of the hook to be drawn up to a level approaching the bill of the hook. After the hook is sewed to the garment the front cross-piece of the member 6 of the loop will be entirely concealed from view. It will also be understood that the posit-ion of this thread-engaging cross-piece is such that the eye, when in engagement, can not. contact therewith. The two engaging bends of the hook prevent the sewing thread from slipping from side to side. As previously stated, the loop is prevented from moving downward by virtue of the side-members e and 6 thereof overlying and contacting with the shank members.

WVhile the loop is carried by the central tongue d, the latter is not engaged by any member of. the hook between its ends, and therefore retains a sufiicient degree of elasticity to enable the hump-member thereof to yield during the entry and withdrawal of the eye.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a hook in all respects similar to that of Fig. 1 except that the front member f of the loop is not bent upward, but is on a level with the remainder of the loop. Inasmuch, however, as the loop overlies the shank, the thread-engaging cross-piece of member f lies above the level of the shank, and consequently the garment will be drawn somewhat above the level of the shank but not as high as in the case of the hook shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 5, I have shown a hook in which the loop is not shaped as in Figs. 1-4:, but is bent around in a circular direction. While I prefer, as in Figs. 1 and 4:, to bend the wire of the loop completely around until it contacts with or approximates the shank, it may terminate, as in Fig. 5, at a point short of this, its length, however, being such that its side members 9, g respectively overlie the shank members. It will also be observed that in the hook illustrated in Fig. 5, the front 9 of the loop does not extend into the space directly between the front bends of the bill, but lies back of said space. This affords a less convenient and accessible means of sewing the front of the hook to the garment, but the hook, as a whole, is of a simpler construction.

The invention is not limited to the specific embodiments shown, as it is obvious that they may be varied within the limits defined by the claims without departing from the essential invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hook comprising shank members having rear loops, a bill connected with the shank by bends at the front of the hook, a tongue formed by a forward prolongation of one of the rear loops, and a loop formed by a forward prolongation of the tongue, the last mentioned loop having side members located between the members of the bill and shank on opposite sides of the hook and overlying and contacting with said shank members, and a front member connecting with the side members and extending back of and between the bends between the shank and bill.

52. A garment hook comprising shank members having rear loops, a bill connected. with the shank by bends at the front of the hook, a tongue formed by a forward pro-- longation of one of the rear loops, and a loop formed by a forward prolongation of the tongue, the last mentioned loop having side members located between the members of the bill and shank on opposite sides of the hook and overlying said shank members, and a front member connecting with the side mem bers and extending between and beyond the bends between the shank and bill.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia, on this 24th day of May, 1911.

TILLIE J. BROWNING.

Witnesses M. M. HAMILTON, A. J. MAGUIRE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

